Packers, not Saints, raised Kurt Warner’s ire in 2009 playoffs

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 3, 2012, 1:55 PM EST

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The Saints may have put a bounty on Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner during the playoffs after the 2009 season, but Warner says it was the other playoff game he played that year — against the Packers — when he thought the opposing team was taking shots at his head.

Warner said on the Dan Patrick Show that in that year’s wild card playoff win over Green Bay, he felt like Packers players were intentionally trying to hit him high. It was actually the Packers who were complaining after that game that the officials missed calls on illegal hits to Aaron Rodgers, but Warner says the Packers were hitting him illegally, too.

But in the next week’s divisional loss to New Orleans, Warner didn’t think the Saints did anything beyond what’s normal.

The Saints did hit Warner, and hit him hard, in beating the Cardinals that week, then they pounded Brett Favre the following week on their way to the Super Bowl. But Warner never felt he was taking unnecessary shots to the head from the Saints.

Just goes to show you, there is a difference between talking about doing something and actually doing something. Unfortunately for the Saints they will get penalized for talking about it and not doing it and the Packers will walk when they were probably actually the ones carrying out the actions on the field.

GOD
dell has it all wrong, and there’s not a damn thing anyone can do about it.

Why would he be upset about the Packers — Arizona scored 51 points and I don’t the Packers touched him the whole game as I recall. In fact, netiher team played defense the whole game (excluding the very last play of the game).

As for targeting a players head, if that led to bounties, every team needs to be investigated. That’s a common penalty. Hope my Packers never participate in a “bounty”. I’m sure they didn’t b/c in 2007 they got busted for pay for performance regarding holding the panthers and AP under 100 yards.

Geeze Kurt, I wonder what you would have thought about the helmet to helmet hit and blatant face mask that weren’t called on back to back plays to end the game? You had the ref’s in your pocket that game. Anyone could see that.

I remember when Cullen Jenkins was called for a blow to the head that game. I’m guessing that is one of the hits Kurt remembers.

He was flagged for it, but it was a garbage call as he was Jenkins being tackled/twisted to the ground and accidentally hit Warner in the head as reached out while being taken down. Even during the game this was noted as a bad call. If it wasn’t for the hold he would have planted Warner cleanly.

There was no bounty with the Packers in that game. The only thing they could do to stop Warner from carving them up, up and down the field, was to knock his block off. Still didn’t work, he DESTROYED us that game, one of his best ever.

“I remember when Cullen Jenkins was called for a blow to the head that game. I’m guessing that is one of the hits Kurt remembers.

He was flagged for it, but it was a garbage call as he was Jenkins being tackled/twisted to the ground and accidentally hit Warner in the head as reached out while being taken down. Even during the game this was noted as a bad call. If it wasn’t for the hold he would have planted Warner cleanly.”
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And by blow to the head, you mean his pinky grazed his helmet. Most poorly officiated game in NFL history. Led directly to an Arizona TD.

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you’re the only one who keeps repeating the same thing over and over again like you’re an institutionalized person.
Are you the same person who keeps saying Drew Brees needs an explanation because your vocabulary is so limited?
Just because you keep saying it over and over again and put an asterisk by it, doesn’t make it true, if that were the case I could say:
Minnesota Vikings have a Lombardi Trophy*

For a guy that’s played 10+ seasons, won a couple MVPs, a Super Bowl and has an all-around reputation of integrity and honesty, he would not have any reason to lie about this. Warner, as well as most veterans, know cheap-shots and illegal hits when they get them. If he says they were cheap, I believe him.

It’s not like he has anything to gain by complaining about the Packers. Its not like Rams-Packers or Cards-Packers are natural rivals, so there wouldn’t be any personal reasons for saying it.

There are dirty hits every game. One only has to watch a quarter of the game in question to see that the Cardinals were getting some dirty hits in on Rodgers as well.

The point that Saints fans don’t seem to get is that there’s a huge difference between a player or two deciding to go for a dirty hit and an entire organization (coaches and players) paying each other to specifically injure players from the opposing team.

The former gets penalized in-game as an in-game foul. The latter is now being penalized outside of the game as an illegal program that operated outside of any particular game or play.

nflsecurity862 says:
May 3, 2012 4:00 PM
I can’t help but laugh at all the whining and “pity us” comments coming from the Saints fans.
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Agreed! This must really piss off the Steeler fans, who for years have been telling us that the NFL is unfair and totally out to get them and them alone. Now they’ve had to make room for the Saints fans in their pity party.

Pretty sure he didn’t mention the Cowboys in that post.
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The Cowboys aren’t “America’s team”, they’re ‘The American media’s team”
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No, im pretty sure the Cowboys are America’s Team and have been for years. Nice try.

Pretty sure he didn’t mention the Cowboys in that post.
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The Cowboys aren’t “America’s team”, they’re ‘The American media’s team”
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No, im pretty sure the Cowboys are America’s Team and have been for years. Nice try.
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The Minnesota vikings – “LA’s team”

Just when I couldn’t think less of Warner, he gives me reason to. Really Kurt? Did you watch that game? Two blantant headshots to Rodgers’ head in OT that helps you win the game, yet Rodgers manages to retain the class you do not by keeping his piehole shut. Winning a horribly officiated game isn’t enough for you? Jackwipe.

I’m thinking the Packers sending you to sacking groceries is the reason.

Funny I don’t remember seeing the Packers get as much as a finger nail on Kurt as I watched that game from the 40 yard line…yeah, they were all over him as he shredded them by throwing more TD’s that game than incompletions!

I think K. Warner is trying a little too hard to keep his name in the media. He thinks football is too violent, he doesn’t want his kids playing football, he has to voice an opinion that is different on Taints/packers which will of course make “headlines”. Warner doesn’t want the public to forget him.

skolvikings2011 says:
May 3, 2012 4:26 PM
For a guy that’s played 10+ seasons, won a couple MVPs, a Super Bowl and has an all-around reputation of integrity and honesty, he would not have any reason to lie about this. Warner, as well as most veterans, know cheap-shots and illegal hits when they get them. If he says they were cheap, I believe him.

It’s not like he has anything to gain by complaining about the Packers. Its not like Rams-Packers or Cards-Packers are natural rivals, so there wouldn’t be any personal reasons for saying it.

Not to mention, Cards won that game anyways…

No the big baby is still upset about being in the Packers camp. Instead of going in to run some plays in training camp he refused because he felt he didn’t have a chance. Didn’t even try what an a$$ With Favre, Brunell, and Detmer in camp. Now give back the pants to the real man in your family, your wife, and shut up